"send off" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: send offs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} send off (plural send offs)
  1. Alternative form of sendoff
    farewell party
    Sense id: en-send_off-en-noun-Wd64RhN3
  2. Alternative form of sendoff
    funeral or memorial service
    Sense id: en-send_off-en-noun-RhxnkWo0
  3. Alternative form of send-off Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: send-off Related terms: sendoff
    Sense id: en-send_off-en-noun-UtGSBKhh

Verb

Forms: sends off [present, singular, third-person], sending off [participle, present], sent off [participle, past], sent off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|send<,,sent> off}} send off (third-person singular simple present sends off, present participle sending off, simple past and past participle sent off)
  1. (transitive) To send; to dispatch. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-send_off-en-verb-NaxDXfVU
  2. (intransitive) Synonym of send away (“to dispatch orders to a place for something to be delivered”) Tags: intransitive Synonyms: send away [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-send_off-en-verb-PKqG0AIt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 7 10 11 26 2 18 20 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 8 12 12 11 30 5 10 13
  3. To emit; to emanate.
    Sense id: en-send_off-en-verb-EAg1vrGt
  4. (sports) To show someone a red card, and dismiss them from the playing area. Categories (topical): Sports Translations (sports, soccer: to give someone a red card): wegsturen (Dutch), een rode kaart geven (Dutch), antaa punainen kortti (Finnish), ajaa ulos (Finnish), expulser (French), die rote Karte zeigen (German), kiállít (Hungarian), leléptet (Hungarian), leküld (Hungarian), espellere (Italian), expulsar (Portuguese), удали́ть (udalítʹ) (Russian), expulsar (Spanish), få rött kort (Swedish), utvisa (Swedish), visa ut (Swedish), đuổi (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-send_off-en-verb-b~D7F1yz Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'sports, soccer: to give someone a red card': 5 5 1 85 3
  5. To provide a celebration for someone who is leaving; give a sendoff.
    Sense id: en-send_off-en-verb-jJOf2ViA

Inflected forms

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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "kiállít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "leléptet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "leküld"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "espellere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "expulsar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udalítʹ",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "удали́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "expulsar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "få rött kort"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "utvisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "visa ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "sports, soccer: to give someone a red card",
      "word": "đuổi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "send off"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (off)",
    "English verbs"
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      "form": "send offs",
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      "word": "sendoff"
    }
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, Howard K. Nielsen, Whatta Life, page 15",
          "text": "The neighbor's send off party has been described and our almost daily excitement was getting to read the letter scheduled for that day.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Roy Chadwick, Off Balance",
          "text": "She couldn't see the Met giving her a first class send off.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of sendoff",
        "farewell party"
      ],
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          "sendoff#English"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2006, Eric G. Stephan, R. Wayne Pace, To Lead as Jesus Led, page 51",
          "text": "This is, of course, a motivating send off, one that encourages and uplifts your followers.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Robert D. Webster, Does This Mean You'll See Me Naked?",
          "text": "Many family members have expressed to me that their deceased loved one would have enjoyed a less-than-traditional send off — more of a party atmosphere than the normal visitation and ceremony complete with traditional hymns and a consoling sermon from a man of the cloth.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of sendoff",
        "funeral or memorial service"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "sendoff",
          "sendoff#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "word": "send-off"
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        "English terms with quotations"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1994, Michael L. LaBlanc, Richard Henshaw, The world encyclopedia of soccer, page 389",
          "text": "To administer a send off the referee must stop play and signify the action by showing the offending player a red card.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, David Fraser, Cricket and the Law: The Man in White is Always Right, page 287",
          "text": "In 1998, Paul Adams of South Africa was caught on video replay by the third umpire giving a send off to a batter.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014, Novy Kapadia, The Football Fanatic’s Essential Guide Part 3",
          "text": "Send offs in a final match Pedro Monzon (ARG) and Gustavo Dezotti (ARG) 2",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of send-off"
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          "send-off#English"
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  "word": "send off"
}

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